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[PRESS RELEASE] GHENT, Belgium, April 14, 2025 – Hempie today announced the launch of its Early Access program, inviting home growers to experience its new AI-powered companion. The app provides real-time guidance on plant health, nutrient needs, and environmental conditions. Co-founded by horticultural engineer Olivier Begerem and veteran technologist Christophe Sysmans, Hempie blends practical cultivation expertise with user-friendly and proprietary AI, empowering even first-time hobbyists to grow with confidence.
“A lot of newcomers feel lost,” said Olivier Begerem, Hempie’s Co-Founder and CEO. “From nutrient burn to pest infestations, mistakes can derail a crop fast. In our early tests, Hempie saved plants by helping users spot problems simply by snapping a few photos. We want every home grower to have access to that.”
Key Early Access Features
Hempie’s initial focus is tackling the day-to-day challenges of smaller-scale growers through features including:
● Photo-Based Diagnostics: Uses AI image recognition to flag potential plant health issues, predict optimal harvest timing, and spot nutrient deficiencies or pests before they escalate.
● Interactive Journaling: Allows users to easily log daily tasks, measurements, feeding schedules, environmental metrics, and notes in one centralized place.
● Personalized Guidance: Delivers recommendations tailored to the user’s specific strain, experience level, and unique growing environment setup.
● Community Insights: Early Access users play an active role in shaping Hempie’s roadmap, ensuring new features directly address real-world grower needs.
“Our entire approach revolves around practical problem-solving,” added Christophe Sysmans, Co-Founder and CTO of Hempie. “If we can ease hobbyists’ pain points now with intuitive AI, it gives us a strong foundation to expand and serve the broader growing industry later.”
Future Roadmap
While initially focused on home growers, Hempie plans future expansions, including:
● Community and Gamification: Introducing social features for sharing diaries,
connecting growers, and adding engaging gamification elements.
● Hardware Integrations: Developing companion sensor devices to feed real-time environmental data directly into Hempie’s AI for deeper insights.
● Professional Tools: Adding features like batch monitoring, multi-room scheduling, and advanced analytics to support medium- to large-scale operations.
Availability and Details
● Sign-Up: Growers can download the Hempie app and join the Early Access program via links available at www.hempie.ai
● Business Model: Hempie is free to use throughout the Early Access period. While advanced AI features may involve an optional paid tier in the future, the core application is designed to remain highly useful at no cost.
● Feedback & Support: Participants are encouraged to provide feedback via WhatsApp or the Hempie Discord community to help shape the product.
● Privacy: Requires only an email address for signup. As an EU-based company, Hempie adheres to strict GDPR regulations and does not sell personal data.
● Updates: New tools and features will be rolled out regularly based on direct user feedback during the beta phase.
About Hempie
Hempie is an AI-driven cannabis growing companion designed to simplify cultivation and empower growers of all skill levels. By combining advanced AI analysis, intuitive journaling, and personalized guidance, Hempie helps users optimize plant health, maximize yields, and grow with confidence from seed to harvest. Founded by experts in horticultural engineering and technology, Hempie aims to remove guesswork and make successful cultivation accessible to everyone. For more information, visit Hempie.ai.
